mother is carrying out a hunger strike in defence of her son because she says he has done nothing wrong, she said that infamous kiss was consensual and she has locked herself in a church and is staging this hunger strike in defence of her own son. thanks for watching. i m caitriona perry in washington. stay with us here on bbc news. we leave you with these pictures of london as we hand over to our colleagues there. take care. hello. 0n the other side of the atlantic, a major weather story is going to be developing during wednesday because florida is bracing for the arrival of hurricane idalia. this storm has been strengthening, moving northwards over the very warm waters of the gulf of mexico. it s going to make landfall during wednesday
it is worth noting, though, that a lot of people are needing to be rerouted at the moment. so you might have to be patient. if you re stuck for a really long time, you should be getting food or drink. if you re stuck overnight, the airlines should be paying for accommodation for you. passengers are being told to check the status of their flight before heading to the airport. and there will now be questions asked about how today s outage could have happened. katie austin, bbc news. thanks for watching. you can get the latest update on the website or search bbc news on your preferred social media app. i m caitriona perry in washington. stay with us here on bbc news. take care. hello there. our final bank holiday weekend of the summer season was certainly dominated by sunny spells and scattered showers some really potent ones on saturday, but by monday, fewer showers around, allowing us to get out and enjoy some fresh air